Sectoral reporting beyond accountability for sustainability

Sectoral reporting beyond accountability for sustainability Liesel Heynike Strategic Information Executive SA AIDS Conference Durban 9 June 2011

SABCOHA takes responsibility Developed web-based reporting tool www.bizwell.co.za launched end Oct 2010 Designed to add value beyond accountability Facilitates planning and resource allocation Platform to integrate data Long-term investment Ambitious but possible Critical success factor = shared responsibility

Bizwell Design Elements All data must be linked to a company Service providers can be authorised to report on behalf of clients Users and data linked to company sites Disaggregated individual line data enables in-depth analysis Confidentiality is guaranteed in terms of use Duplicate reporting is mitigated Data for employees as targeted beneficiaries should be captured

Data Specification

Data Collection

Data Analysis

Data Reporting

Registration Experiences Lack of understanding Relationship building Advocacy required Principal or senior management buy-in Perception and trust iro confidentiality Complexity and variation of company and management structures Reporting not mandatory Responsibility out-sourced to service providers

Site Management Realities Site lists with employee and contractor numbers lacking or inaccurate District municipalities and postal codes not populated for sites Site management facilitates effective planning, implementation and reporting Worthwhile upfront investment

Data Management Challenges Data formatting Unconsolidated data Uncaptured data Data integrity: incomplete, inconsistent, errors Aggregation Incompatible fields and field manipulation Unrecorded fields significantly reduces value (population, treatment access & referral, risk) Data management requires resources

Sectoral reporting beyond accountability for sustainability